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2006 Woven gold Metal threads in textile art 30 April – 12 November 2006 daily 2 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. This special exhibition shows textiles with gold and silver thread that have long been admired for their beauty and sophistication. From ancient times until the eighteenth century, from China to Europe, they have always been the most precious textile artworks of their age. Their shimmer and sheen and diversity of technique still fascinate us today. Silk with Roses and Birds Persia, mid-seventeenth century This fine silk, whose ground is woven completely with gold threads, was probably manufactured in Persia during the Safavid dynasty (1501–1722). Gold fabrics of this kind were luxury goods of the first order in both Europe and the Orient. Photo: © Abegg-Stiftung, CH-3132 Riggisberg, 2006; (Christoph von Viràg) |
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